Christmas carnivals in Temple City.
A Christmas carnival is a carnival midway in holiday dress: striped booths in red and white and in green and white, warm string lights, candy-cane signs and game skins, a balloon arch with gingerbread figures and Santa and Mrs. Claus at a photo station. Christmas carnivals in Temple City are planned by school groups in the Temple City Unified School District, congregations, neighborhood associations and companies, and every one of them begins with a park, a lot or a campus and a date.
Three parks give a Temple City host a place to start a conversation with the city: Live Oak Park, Temple City Park and Primrose Park. Whether any of them can hold a carnival, and when, is the city's call. Schools take a different route through the district, and a church or company with its own lot can skip the park question.
Carnival Fun Experts produces Christmas carnivals across Southern California and prices each Temple City event from its site and guest list.
Inside a Christmas carnival in Temple City.
Guests pass under a balloon arch at the gate, where candy canes, peppermint balloons and gingerbread figures hang on red and white. A lit ring-toss marquee leads the row of striped booths, red and white next to green and white. Each booth runs a game with prizes and a candy-cane skin. Overhead string lights keep the row glowing after the early December dusk.
Food comes from concession booths with cotton candy, caramel apples, popcorn, nachos, churros, snow cones and pretzels. A walk-in snow globe inflatable gives families somewhere to pose, though nothing falls inside it, and trim and props can carry a static snow-flocked finish. At the photo-op station, Santa and Mrs. Claus greet families who use their own phones or the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers. Furniture and beverages are the host's side, so a good plan marks the spots for tables, chairs and a drink table before the booths are placed.
What's typically included.
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Red and green booth row.
Striped 10x10 booths in two color pairings, lit by warm string lights.
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Prize games.
Traditional carnival games wearing candy-cane skins, with prizes at every booth.
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Gate arch.
Candy canes, peppermint and gingerbread on a balloon arch at the entrance or beside the photo station.
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Food booths.
Booths with one, two or three machines cover the seven concessions.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus.
A photo-op station, with the snow globe inflatable available as a second prop.
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Setup, takedown and insurance.
Carnival Fun Experts sets up and removes the equipment and provides the certificate of insurance or the paperwork a permit asks for.
Typical timeline for Christmas carnivals in Temple City.
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Start with the site
Ask the city about a park, the district about a campus or a church office about its lot, and settle a date.
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Draw the carnival
Pick booths, concessions and the Santa station with Carnival Fun Experts, then pay the 50% deposit that holds the date.
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Documents and power
The certificate goes to the owner of the space, and generators run Carnival Fun Experts equipment if the site's power falls short.
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Open the gate
The midway goes up, the lights come on and the host's tables, tents and drinks arrive beside it.
Specifics for Temple City.
- Three parks: Live Oak Park, Temple City Park and Primrose Park are the named parks. The city tells a host what space and dates are available.
- District calendar: The Temple City Unified School District controls which winter dates a campus event can use, so a PTA writes to the district office first.
- Church lots: A church can host on its own lot with its own approval, and church events start from about $2,000.
- Budget bands: A neighborhood or HOA carnival lands between $4,000 and $10,000, a company event between $10,000 and $25,000 and a multi-department event between $25,000 and $40,000 or higher. The smallest custom event begins near $1,500.
- Dusk in December: The sun sets early in December, so a late-afternoon carnival relies on the string lights and any lighting the venue already has.
- Left to the host: Meals, drinks, tables, chairs, tents beyond the booths, heating, Christmas trees and other vendors.
Temple City, CA.
ZIPs: 91780
Carnival Fun Experts delivers Christmas carnivals throughout Temple City and the surrounding Los Angeles County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
Is Live Oak Park available for a carnival?
Live Oak Park is a named site, and the city answers whether a carnival fits there on a given date. Carnival Fun Experts supplies the paperwork a permit asks for.
Can a school group book before winter break?
A PTA can ask the district office for open campus dates. The certificate of insurance a campus asks for comes from Carnival Fun Experts.
What is the starting price?
Near $1,500 for the smallest custom event, and from about $2,000 for a church event.
Can Santa be hired without a carnival?
No. Santa and Mrs. Claus are a photo-op station inside an event.
Can we pair the carnival with a tree lighting?
Yes. The host runs the lighting and provides the Christmas tree, and Carnival Fun Experts builds the midway nearby.
Who warms the guests on a cold night?
The host or the venue arranges any heating, since Carnival Fun Experts does not provide it.
About this guide.
This local guide to Christmas carnivals in Temple City was compiled by Carnival Fun Experts, the Los Angeles County operation of My Little Carnival, providing seasonal celebrations, school carnivals and community festivals across Southern California.
Helpful local references: City of Temple City Parks & Recreation · Temple City Unified School District
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